For Goodness Sake – Making sense of Sake Christine Austin March 23, 2019 Drink, Wine St Emilion, Chablis, Barossa and Rioja – these are all familiar wine place names and while we might not instantly remember exactly where they are and what the wines taste like, we can easily look them up, or...
Off the shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin March 23, 2019 Drink, Wine Thymiopoulos Malagouzia 2017, Greece, 12%, Marks and Spencer down from £10 to £6.66 until 1 April If Greek wines are a new experience, try this rounded, tropical fruit and herby blend of Malagousia and...
Moulded over Centuries – The Story of Sake Christine Austin March 16, 2019 Drink, Wine What would you serve with a plate of sushi? Sauvignon Blanc or maybe an unoaked Chardonnay? But what about a sake? Sake is growing in popularity as the light, fresh flavours of Japanese food become more...
Off the shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin March 16, 2019 Drink, Wine Madonnina Gavi 2017, Italy, 13%, Morrisons down from £9.50 to £8.50 until 2 April These longer days deserve some lighter flavours. Fresh lime and ripe pear notes make this a match with creamy chicken and...
Whites to Delight – all under a Tenner Christine Austin March 9, 2019 Drink, Wine When you subtract the cost of excise duty (£2.23), VAT, transport, packaging and margins from people along the production process, it might come as a surprise that a £10 bottle of wine contains only £3.46...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin March 9, 2019 Drink, Wine Tilimuqui Organic Fairtrade Torrontés 2018, Argentina, 13%, Waitrose, down from £9.49 to £7.59 until 19 March A light, spice-edged wine from high altitude vineyards in Argentina. Team this with any...
Rack up the Reds – the Best Wines under a Tenner Christine Austin March 2, 2019 Drink, General, Wine As the garden starts to spring into action it is tempting to think that winter may be over. Even so, with warming food still on the menu and the occasional need to drown out the politics of the day this...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin March 2, 2019 Drink, Wine Brancott Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2017, Marlborough, New Zealand, 13%, Co-op down from £10 to £7 until 12 March Packed with fresh-tasting gooseberry citrus flavours. Springtime in a glass. Bohoek...
Not just Icewine – Canada Plus Plus Christine Austin February 25, 2019 Drink, Wine Canada? They make sweet wines don’t they? Yes they do, but these mainly come from the Niagara Peninsular in Ontario where grapes stay on the vines until they are frozen solid and are picked in the dead...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin February 23, 2019 Drink, Wine Springfield Estate Special Cuvée Sauvignon Blanc 2017, Robertson, South Africa, 12.5%, Waitrose down from £12.49 to £9.99 until 19 March. One of South Africa’s best Sauvignons – all cut grass,...